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Holocaust survivor Alter Wiener continues to share his life story at elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, colleges, universities, churches, book clubs, and other venues. Many of his live presentations are open to the public; they are always FREE.

If you want to know when and where Alter will be speaking publicly, please use the Contact page to request that information. Either Alter or the administrator of this website will promptly reply.

Note that you must check-in at the Office for any presentation that takes place at a public or private school.

"From a Name to a Number" is one of the highest rated books on Amazon, ranked by customer reviews. Because reviews are constantly being posted on Amazon, actual ratings change from day to day.
As of December 1, 2014 the book was rated as follows:

#100 overall, all formats (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, etc), out of 50 MILLION books
#14 in Biographies & Memoirs, out of 599,953
#3 Historical, out of 69,799
#1 Holocaust Survivors’ Books, out of 356

Welcome to the Web site of Holocaust survivor Alter Wiener. Alter survived an incredible 35 months in Nazi concentration camps, yet you will find no bitterness -- only kindness -- in this remarkable man.

Nicole from Lower Columbia College (WA) wrote, "Dear Mr. Wiener, Your story was very touching; it brought tears to my eyes more than once. It reminded me to be humble and grateful for what I have and not to forget to recognize the blessings that God gave me. You are a man that stands as a role model for my generation; someone with passion, kindness and love in his heart for everyone. Thank you so much."

The Daily News in Longview, WA quoted Britta, who attended Wiener's talk with her political science classmates:

"I felt privileged to hear about the Holocaust from a survivor. It made me thankful for how lucky I am that I didn’t have to go through something like that." Another student, Richelle, saw Wiener speak before, and this time she took her 15-year old daughter along to hear him too. "It was so inspiring!" http://shar.es/HLiyZ